Verse 18

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Abishai, Joabs bror, sønn av Seruja, var leder for de tre. Han hevet sitt spyd og drepte tre hundre menn, og fikk stor ære blant de tre.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Abishai, Joabs bror, sønn av Seruja, var høvding blant de tre. Han løftet sitt spyd mot tre hundre, og slo dem, og hadde et navn blant de tre.

• Norsk King James

  Og Abishai, broren til Joab, sønn av Zeruiah, var leder blant tre. Han løftet sitt spyd mot tre hundre og drepte dem, og fikk dermed sitt navn blant de tre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, sønn av Seruja, var leder blant de tretti. Han hevet spydet sitt mot tre hundre menn og drepte dem, og han ble berømt blant de tre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, var leder for de tre. Han svingte sitt spyd mot tre hundre drept og fikk et navn blant de tre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Abisjai, bror til Joab, sønn av Seruja, var leder blant de tre. Han løftet opp spydet sitt mot tre hundre, og slo dem, og fikk navnet blant de tre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Abishai, Joabs bror og sønn av Zeruiah, var den fremste blant de tre; han løftet sin lans mot tre hundre, drepte dem og vant seg et hedersnavn blant de tre.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Abisjai, bror til Joab, sønn av Seruja, var leder blant de tre. Han løftet opp spydet sitt mot tre hundre, og slo dem, og fikk navnet blant de tre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, sønn av Serujas sønn, var høvding for de tre og svingte sitt spyd mot tre hundre falne; han fikk et navn blant de tre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Abishai, the brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and he became as famous as the Three.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Abishai, Joabs bror, Sønn av Seruja, var leder for de tre; han hevet sin spyd mot tre hundre menn og drepte dem, og fikk et navn blant de tre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Abisai, Joabs Broder, Zerujas Søn, han var en Øverste for Høvedsmændene, og han opløftede sit Spyd over tre Hundrede, som bleve ihjelslagne; og han var navnkundig iblandt Tre.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Abisai, Joabs bror, sønn av Seruja, var leder blant de tre. Han løftet sitt spyd mot tre hundre og slo dem, og fikk et ry blant de tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Abishai, Joabs bror, sønn av Seruja, var høvding blant de tre. Han løftet opp sitt spyd mot tre hundre og drepte dem, og fikk et navn blant de tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, sønn av Seruja, var leder for de tre; han hevet sitt spyd mot tre hundre og drepte dem, og han fikk et navn blant de tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, sønn av Seruja, var høvding for de tre. Han løftet sitt spyd mot tre hundre og slo dem; han hadde et navn blant de tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, sønn av Seruja, var leder av de tretti. Han felte tre hundre med sitt spyd, og skaffet seg et navn blant de tretti.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Abisai ye brother of Ioab the sonne of Zeru Ia was one also chefe amoge thre. He lifte vp his speare & smote thre hundreth, & was an awncient man amoge thre,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Abishai the brother of Ioab, the sonne of Zeruiah, was chiefe among the three, and he lifted vp his speare against three hundreth, and slewe them, and he had the name among the three.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Abisai the brother of Ioab the sonne of Zaruia, was chiefe among the three, & he lyft vp his speare against three hundred, and slue them, & had the name among the three:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, [and] slew [them], and had the name among three.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Abishai brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, he `is' head of three, and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, and he hath a name among three.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. He put to death three hundred with his spear, and he got for himself a name among the thirty.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 10:10 : 10 And the rest of the people he entrusted to the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might set them in array against the children of Ammon.
• 2 Sam 10:14 : 14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they also fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
• 2 Sam 18:2 : 2 And David sent a third of the people under the command of Joab, a third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go out with you myself also.
• 1 Chr 11:20-21 : 20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred men, slew them, and had a name among the three. 21 Of the three, he was more honored than the two, for he was their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three.
• 1 Sam 26:6-8 : 6 Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to the camp of Saul?" And Abishai said, "I will go down with you." 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and there lay Saul sleeping within the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; but Abner and the people lay around him. 8 Then Abishai said to David, "God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day. Now, therefore, let me strike him with the spear to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him a second time."
• 2 Sam 2:18 : 18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle.
• 2 Sam 3:30 : 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
• 2 Sam 20:10 : 10 But Amasa did not notice the sword in Joab’s hand, so Joab struck him in the stomach, spilling his intestines to the ground. He did not strike him again, and Amasa died. Joab and his brother Abishai then pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
• 1 Chr 2:16 : 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.